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At this point, I think we can all be sure that Chael Sonnen is playing a character when someone shoves a microphone in front of his face. That means whatever is said within the context of said character should be taken as though it wasn't said at all. That's the message mixed martial arts (MMA) manager Ed Soares is sending to the people of Brazil ahead of Sonnen's trip to the South American country for the upcoming UFC 147 event to take on Anderson Silva on June 23, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro. In short, Soares hopes fans let "The Spider" take care of all the heavy lifting (via portaldovaletudo.uol.com): "Hopefully people will understand that they shouldn't do anything against Chael, just boo him. Let Anderson settle this with him in the Octagon. It will be very bad for Brazil if something happens to him. The guy is an idiot, but he is promoting the fight and it will be the greatest MMA fight of all time." Essentially, let Sonnen keep running his mouth in character and Silva will kick his ass for real here in just another two months. If you're thinking Soares is being a little melodramatic with his pleas, you may not remember that a Facebook page was set up calling for Brazilians to take matters into their own hands once he comes down to the country. Of course, nothing ever came of it and he's been there multiple times since then. Still, let the fighters do the fighting and all that. For more on the upcoming Silva vs. Sonnen rematch click here and for the latest and greatest on UFC 147 click here.

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Ed Soares has come out with a plea for Brazilian fans in Rio de Janeiro on June 23, 2012, for UFC 147. Soares, the manager of UFC Middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, wants the fans to know that he knows how they feel, but has bigger plans in store for Sonnen. Many have speculated that the physical health of Sonnen would in jeopardy in Brazil, a country that he has created a great deal of highly-publicized smack against. Soares had the following to say today: “Hopefully people will understand

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The next time Roger Gracie fights, it will be in a new weight class, with new management by his side. According to manager Ed Soares, Gracie has signed with Team Black House and has decided to move down to 185 pounds. Soares did not know when the Strikeforce fighter would make his middleweight debut. Gracie joins the likes of Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira brothers in Team Black House, which is run by Soares and Jorge Guimaraes. Tatame.com first reported the possibility of Gracie moving to 185 and signing with Black House last month. The six-foot-four inch Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist hasn't been seen since losing his first pro MMA bout to Muhammed Lawal via knockout in September. The loss dropped Gracie's record to 4-1. Prior to the loss, Gracie defeated Kevin Randleman and Trevor Prangley in Strikeforce. Should his move to 185 pounds prove to be a successful one, Gracie could help breathe new life into an otherwise shallow Strikeforce middleweight division.

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Ed Soares' more than two-year business relationship with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo came to an abrupt end last week.According to Soares, he was sent an e-mail from Soares' trainer Andre Pederneiras of Nova Uniao informing him of the decision to severe ties with Soares and his business partner Jorge Guimarães."It wasn't really much of anything," Soares told MMAFighting.com, "other than his coach, who used to be his manager, felt like he didn't need our services. It pretty much was one of those things." News of Aldo's decision was first reported by Tatame.com. Aldo hired Soares/Guimarães to manage his career in November 2009, around the time he defeated Mike Brown to win the WEC featherweight title. "It was really strange the way it all went down. His coach sent us an e-mail and that was it." Soares insisted that there was no bad blood with Aldo, who recently defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 142, and said that he will continue to manager Nova Uniao fighters Diego Nunes, Luis Ramos and Johnny Eduardo.Soares/Guimarães also currently manage the likes of Anderson Silva, the Nogueira brothers and Lyoto Machida, among others.

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According to TATAME, Jose Aldo dropped Ed Soares as a manager and joined an anti-crack campaign. Both scenarios were mutually independent. We're not implying that Jose Aldo left his long-time manager, Ed Soares just so that he could join an anti-crack campaign in Brazil. We're also not claiming Jose Aldo joined an anti-crack campaign as some subversive dig towards Ed Soares. We have no reason to believe that Ed Soares uses (or has used) crack. We just saw two really cool items in one story and decided to combine them together, like a cup of yogurt that comes with a complimentary plastic, foldable fork. This title combination was made for your convenience. We already know you have a stressful life, so we're just trying to make it easier. Eduardo Ferreira from TATAME is reporting that Jose Aldo left his manager Ed Soares to pursue a business relationship with Nova Uniao head-coach, Andre Pederneiras. Some of you probably remember Junior dos Santos decided to part ways with Ed Soares back in the Summer of 2011. Within a few months, dos Santos became the UFC heavyweight champion. We're not implying JDS became champion because he left Ed Soares. We're just combining two ideas into one sentence -- since we're in the mood of combining stuff. Check this out, 'Selater' is a mash-up of 'See you later.' Let's start running with that word in 2012. Andre Pederneiras also announced that Jose Aldo will be at Shooto in Brazil on April 21st and will join an 'anti-crack' campaign, which as we all know is vastly superior to a 'pro-crack campaign.' Props to Esther Lin for the pic. [Source]

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UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo (right) will no longer be represented by Ed Soares, according to a report by Tatame.com, heading back to his original manager of Andre Pederneiras. This is the second high-profile fighter to part ways with Black House MMA and Soares, as UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos abandoned ship in late 2011.

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Some call him the manager of champions, but Ed Soares just calls himself lucky to work with such a great group of fighters.

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Lyoto Machida has the skillset to take out Jon Jones, according to Ed Soares.

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Remember that face-to-face meeting that Chael Sonnen said he was having with Anderson Silva last week? We assumed they were meeting to put together their rematch and not sitting down to have a beer to shoot the sh*t, but apparently we thought wrong. Speaking to SB Nation’s Jeff Gluck at the NASCAR race Silva attended this past weekend, Silva explained that no date or location has been set for the rematch, but if Sonnen wants the fight, he’ll have to go to Brazil to get it. “There’s no date, there’s nothing set up,” Soares said. “That’s what (Sonnen) is saying he wants. But when Dana White decides and when the UFC decides…right now, there’s nothing set.” “I don’t like this guy,” he said. “This guy (wants to) fight me? Go to Brazil. No problem. … Chael talks too much. I’m ready to fight Chael. But you have the chance – go to Brazil to fight me.” For the record, there hasn’t been any confirmation yet that the meeting actually took place or if there was ever a meeting set in the first place. This is Chael Sonnen we’re talking about after all. I think we’ve all learned we can’t take everything he says at face value. More interestingly, when Silva was questioned about his frazzled relationship with his manager Ed Soares, Silva said that it remains a “big problem.” Funny thing was Silva said this with Soares standing right next to him! “It’s a problem,” Silva told MMA Nation on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, where he was an honorary official for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. “It’s a big problem. I don’t like the picture, I don’t like the position my manager (was in). Big problem. I don’t like it.” It’s worth noting, however, that Silva said this with Soares standing right next to him. When it was pointed out that Soares was there, Silva offered a hint of a smile but stuck to his original statement. “It’s a problem,” he said. “Bad position.” It may be a big problem, but Soares is clearly still his manager if he’s attending special appearances with him so he at least has that going for him. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the whole picture incident though is that Soares has yet to publicly address the situation. It doesn’t necessarily mean he’s guilty of fraternizing with the enemy, but you would think he would have said something by now or at least repaired his relationship with Silva if there was a reasonable explanation for the photo. Image via Esther Lin for MMA Fighting

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I feel like Anderson Silva's manager Ed Soares gets a bad wrap sometimes. He ends up being the messanger for all sorts of unpopular news - Anderson retiring, Anderson boxing, Anderson not fighting Chael - you know, the standard Diva Silva stuff. Instead of castigating the Spider for all this stuff, we've often taken our anger out on poor old Ed. And now it sounds like even Anderson is doing the same thing: During a recent appearance on Brazilian television show Tela Nitida (props to FightersOnly.com), Silva expressed his frustration at Soares' getting involved with the situation at all, deeming his manager's actions as unprofessional. "His position was not good, was not cool, as a manager he needed to have a more professional attitude," said Silva. "He was not professional and I don't know why… I think it was not cool. But everyone knows what's best, he is a grown man and he is going to deal with the backlash of what he did." In a statement that may not bode well for the future of their professional relationship, Silva revealed that he doesn't have a binding contract with Soares and that his manager's comments don't reflect his own stance. "First thing is that nobody can talk for me except myself," he said. "Second is that I don't have a contract with anybody, except with Nine9 and my sponsors, so anything can happen."   Apparently Silva is upset about the picture in this post, which many sites claim shows Soares 'palling around' with Sonnen. I dunno, maybe I got this wrong but it looks like Ed is giving him the STFU wag while Chael is preparing for an indian sunburn, charlie horse, or worse. Maybe Andy is just angry Soares didn't take the opportunity to actually punch Sonnen in the nose. Because really at this point, that's what should be happening. There should be violence, or at least the threat of violence. And then oh I dunno. Some sort of agreement that perhaps things can be settled mano a mano in some sort of caged structure or something.

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Anderson Silva and manager Ed Soares don't quite seem to be on the same page lately and it appears that the possible issues are growing. Black House posted a photo on their website of Soares joking around with Silva's biggest rival, Chael Sonnen. Silva took to Brazilian television show Tela Nitilda to address the situation (transcription via Fighters Only Magazine): "Unfortunately my manager is American, he speaks Portuguese but he is American. But I'm putting myself as a Brazilian... Whether you are in the UFC or not, when I'm outside my country i'm going to represent my country well and I think everyone has to position himself in the right way," ... "His position was not good, was not cool, as a manager he needed to have a more professional attitude. He was not professional and I don't know why... I think it was not cool. But everyone knows what's best, he is a grown man and he is going to deal with the backlash of what he did." ... "First thing is that nobody can talk for me except myself. Second is that I don't have a contract with anybody, except with Nine9 and my sponsors, so anything can happen," We're not far removed from Silva denying his manager's statements that he would be retiring from the sport after roughly four more fights. It's not a good thing for Soares to see Silva saying that Ed will have to deal with backlash and making it public that he has no contract. We'll see where this ends up going, but it's not as though there is a shortage of managers who would love to take over the career of Anderson Silva.

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 Trouble in paradise or lost in translation? UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and his long-time manager and interpreter, Ed Soares, haven't been on the same page lately. In a recent interview, Silva revealed that he would fight for at least six or seven more years, contradicting Soares' previous statements that estimated the Brazilian, 37, had only four fights left in him. Now, there is an apparent rift brewing between the champion and his manager because of a recent photo that emerged, showing Soares seemingly joking around with none other than Anderson's bitter rival, Chael Sonnen. Appearing on the television show, "UFC Sem Limites" on Brazilian channel Tela Nitida, Silva expressed his recent displeasure with his manager (via Fighters Only magazine): "Unfortunately, my manager is American, he speaks Portuguese, but he is American. But, I'm putting myself as a Brazilian.... Whether you are in the UFC or not, when I'm outside my country I'm going to represent my country well and I think everyone has to position himself in the right way. His position was not good, was not cool, as a manager he needed to have a more professional attitude. He was not professional and I don't know why... I think it was not cool. But everyone knows what's best, he is a grown man and he is going to deal with the backlash of what he did." Silva went on to to reveal that has no contract with Soares: "First thing is that nobody can talk for me except myself. Second is that I don't have a contract with anybody, except with Nine9 and my sponsors, so anything can happen." On Oct. 21, 2011, Silva responded on his Twitter account about the photo above, which was apparently taken at the Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas, during the festivities of UFC 136. His reaction: "I do not like it at all this photo, I take to mean that only I can talk about my struggles, my plans and my career." A picture truly is worth a thousand words, whether it's taken out of context or not. Keep in mind that Soares and Sonnen have had a history of heated verbal warfare in the past, so it's very strange to see a photo of the pair seemingly sharing a joyful moment together. Soares, as well as Sonnen, have yet to comment on the photo at this time. In addition, Soares has not yet responded to Silva's recent remarks that have voiced his seeming displeasure with his recent behavior/statements. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on this developing story.

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It appears that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva doesn't agree with what his manager has to say regarding his "impending" retirement. Ed Soares had made some waves a few weeks ago by saying that Anderson is 36 and will probably retire after four more fights. When asked about it, Anderson sang a completely different tune to UOL (translation by Tom Mendes): It’s not true. As one of my trainer’s say, I still have a lot of bottles to sell. I think I will still fight for another six to seven years. Four years ago I was a bit stressed. I had mentioned to my teacher Minotauro that I would stop after a year. He said there was no reason to do so, and then I stopped thinking about it, had another fight and so I thought; "I will postpone my retirement for some time". It’s be fine (to fight until 43). Randy Couture stopped when he was over 45 years old, Dan Henderson was the Strikefore Champion close to that age. This is the second time in recent weeks that Anderson has publicly rebuked his manager. After Black House posted a photo featuring Soares and Chael Sonnen on their page, Anderson decided to share his feelings: "I didn’t like this photograph either. I take this opportunity to say that only I myself can speak about my fights, my plans and career." Soares has been the sole mouthpiece for Silva for a long time, and it's interesting to see Anderson firing back like this. In terms of retirement, Anderson certainly doesn't look like a man that's slowing down or is inching towards retirement, and I always found the "four fights" stuff by Soares to be strange. Will we see Anderson fighting for the next seven years? I doubt it. But I think it will be for a whole lot longer than four more fights, and that's a good thing for UFC fans.

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It seems Anderson Silva is a little more upset with Ed Soares than previously thought. In an appearance on Brazilian TV show Tela Nitida, Silva spoke more freely about that strange picture of Ed Soares and Chael Sonnen that hit the internet last week, hinting that Soares’ long held position as his manager isn’t safe. Translated via Fighters Only. “Unfortunately my manager is American, he speaks Portuguese but he is American. But I’m putting myself as a Brazilian… Whether you are in the UFC or not, when I’m outside my country i’m going to represent my country well and I think everyone has to position himself in the right way.” “His position was not good, was not cool, as a manager he needed to have a more professional attitude. He was not professional and I don’t know why… I think it was not cool. But everyone knows what’s best, he is a grown man and he is going to deal with the backlash of what he did.” “First thing is that nobody can talk for me except myself. Second is that I don’t have a contract with anybody, except with Nine9 and my sponsors, so anything can happen.” If we’ve learned anything about Anderson Silva over the years, it’s that he’s extremely loyal to those he’s worked and trained with and expects the same in return. Just ask his former training partners Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort. Silva acted like it was a major act of betrayal when they expressed interest in fighting him. Silva barely had a reaction to any of the crazy things Chael Sonnen said in the six months prior to their first meeting, yet he stared down Belfort with a Halloween-esque serial killer mask at the weigh-ins when they eventually fought. Point being, if Silva thinks someone close to him is working against his best interests, he takes it very personally and rarely lets it slide. Vitor’s “backlash” came in the form of a front kick to the face. Only time will tell what Soares’ will be. Image via CombatLifestyle.com

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The rift between Anderson Silva and his long-time manager Ed Soares appears to be growing. After recently contradicting his manager in public regarding...

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It seems that Anderson Silva and his manager Ed Soares are not speaking the same language lately. ‘The Spider’ refuted certain statements Soares...

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Soares: Anderson Silva Has Transformed into a ‘Huge Superstar’ in Brazil

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This rather peculiar picture has been making the rounds across the internet the past few days. I’m not really sure what the context of the photo is, but Ed Soares appears to either be giving Chael Sonnen a piece of his mind or joking around with him. Since Sonnen appears to be giggling like a school girl though, many are questioning if it’s the latter. Fans aren’t the only ones wondering what the heck is going. Anderson Silva is too. He took to Twitter to express his dissatisfaction with the photo while simultaneously demeaning Soares’ role as his official mouthpiece in the media. Fighters Only has the translation. “I didn’t like this photograph either. I take this opportunity to say that only I myself can speak about my fights, my plans and career,” he wrote. “I’m currently in therapy [to recover from shoulder injury] and as soon as I am definite with UFC my next bout, I will let everybody know.” I don’t think too much should be made out of this until Soares and Sonnen explain the context, but it is noteworthy nonetheless.

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If you've heard Ed Soares say it once, you've heard him say it 100 times -- Chael Sonnen does not deserve a rematch against Anderson Silva. After pasting Brian Stann at UFC 136 on Oct. 8 in Houston, Texas, that's what the Republian ex-Realtor called for in his post-fight interview. He wants it over the Super Bowl weekend in 2012 and based on the way the first fight played out, he deserves it. Or does he? Soares argument is simple: if at first you don't succeed, brush yourself off and take your behind to the back of the line, jack. At least, that's what he thinks Sonnen needs to do. Here's more from "The Spider's" manager (via Sherdog): If you've heard Ed Soares say it once, you've heard him say it 100 times -- Chael Sonnen does not deserve a rematch against Anderson Silva. After pasting Brian Stann at UFC 136 on Oct. 8 in Houston, Texas, that's what the Republian ex-Realtor called for in his post-fight interview. He wants it over the Super Bowl weekend in 2012 and based on the way the first fight played out, he deserves it. Or does he? Soares argument is simple: if at first you don't succeed, brush yourself off and take your behind to the back of the line, jack. At least, that's what he thinks Sonnen needs to do. Here's more from "The Spider's" manager (via Sherdog): "At the end of the day, Dana and the fans decide who they want to see. I think eventually, our opinion is that we don't think Chael should get a shot yet. There's other guys out there. ... I've been hearing a bunch of different people. Let someone try that hasn't fought for the belt yet. Why do we have to keep repeating these fighters? We fought Rich Franklin twice. We'll probably end up having to fight Chael twice. We're going to end up fighting probably Dan Henderson twice. It's just like, it would be nice to see some new faces in there getting a crack at it." New guys getting a shot sounds all well and good but with the recent lull in pay-per-view buyrates, combined with major injuries to main event level players, there's far too much money to be made by booking a rematch. And money talks. Soares knows that as well as anyone and even said as much about his fighter. However, it's not the only thing for Silva to consider. He's made it clear that only four fights remain in his career. Does he really want to use one on a guy he's already submitted? UFC President Dana White would be "stupid" on to make the fight, according to the bossman himself, but he could run into some turbulence with his sometimes defiant middleweight champion. Even if it does happen, it might not be over the Super Bowl weekend, as Sonnen initially proclaimed. From Soares: "That's really hard to say. I think we're still -- I don't think it's going to happen. It could happen, but we'll just have to cross that bridge when it comes. It could happen, though. We haven't really talked about it yet." The reality of the situation, whether Soares and Silva like it or not, is that there are very few legitimate challengers left in the 185-pound division that haven't already taken a crack at the pound-for-pound king. One of them is Michael Bisping but he's booked to battle Jason Miller on Dec. 3. Even if he wins, would that be enough to leapfrog Sonnen to the front of the line? Something tells me no. The fans play a big part in who fights who, even if it's Joe Silva and Dana White who ultimately end up pulling the trigger. So let your voice be heard. Who should Silva fight next? Should it be Sonnen? Or someone else?

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Another interview, another opportunity for Ed Soares to declare Chael Sonnen doesn’t deserve a rematch with Anderson Silva… From Sherdog: “Anderson just feels that he doesn’t deserve it yet. He doesn’t deserve it yet. … A lot of people are interested in the fight. It’s a big fight. Anderson’s not ducking him. Anderson, right now, is focused on recouping his shoulder, and basically he’s going through physical therapy on that just to get that back 100 percent. But you know what? Whoever Dana [White] puts in front of us, for the most part, we’re always going to take the fight. [Anderson has] never dodged any fights. It’s really not up to us to determine. … I’m not saying that’s who we want or who we don’t want. People ask my opinion, and I see what Anderson’s saying. He’s fought him once. He had his opportunity, but hey, if Dana wants to put the fight on again, we’ll cross that bridge when it comes.” Unlike past interviews though, Soares actually came around and admitted that Silva vs. Sonnen 2 is a huge fight even though Silva doesn’t think Sonnen is worthy of a rematch. “There’s a lot of great opportunities, and I do think the Chael fight could potentially sell. It could be a big seller. I think it could be a huge pay-per-view. So I see all angles of it, but I’m just expressing what Anderson has talked to me about. That’s how he feels.” Soares also conceded that yeah, the fight is probably going to happen regardless of their feelings on it. “I think eventually, our opinion is that we don’t think Chael should get a shot yet. There’s other guys out there. … I’ve been hearing a bunch of different people. Let someone try that hasn’t fought for the belt yet. Why do we have to keep repeating these fighters? We fought Rich Franklin twice. We’ll probably end up having to fight Chael twice. We’re going to end up fighting probably Dan Henderson twice. It’s just like, it would be nice to see some new faces in there getting a crack at it.” I know the Silva camp has their pride and all that, but at the end of the day, it’s not like there a ton of other options floating around out there besides rematches against Sonnen, Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. Soares mentioned GSP, but now he’s tied up with injuries, a pending fight with Carlos Condit and a possible fight with Nick Diaz that could fill up his 2012 schedule. Soares says Michael Bisping might also be an option, but said he never really thought of him before the interviewer brought him up. There’s Mark Munoz but he and Silva have trained together quite a bit so you have to figure they’ll shoot that one down. Beyond that, what are all these “great opportunities” Soares speaks of?

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Anderson Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, expects the UFC middleweight champion to fight next in the first quarter of 2012.

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Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares has been telling anyone who will listen that Chael Sonnen does not deserve a rematch with the middleweight champion,...

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Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares has been telling anyone who will listen that Chael Sonnen does not deserve a rematch with the middleweight champion,...

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“Let’s see what the big boss is going to do. My opinion is that he had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line. The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They’re great fighters, but they had their chance. Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre, but we should recognize that Anderson only has around 4 fights left in his career.” — Ed Soares telling SporTV (translated via MMA Mania) that Anderson Silva only has four fights in his career and they shouldn’t be wasted on guys Anderson has already beat There’s another side to this argument that Ed Soares doesn’t present but I’m sure he’s well aware of. If Anderson Silva only has four fights left in his career, I’m sure he wants to make as much money as possible off those remaining fights. Big fights = big money and there’s no bigger fight for him right now than Chael Sonnen. Soares isn’t a bad manager. He knows this, which is why I think this hard to get routine he’s playing in the media right now is nothing more than a negotiation tactic to maximize his client’s payday in what will likely be the top grossing fight of his career. That or they really are scared… Image via CombatLifestyle.com

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Ed Soares has done a lot of the speaking for UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. That trend continued recently when Soares disclosed that “The Spider” has only a few fights left in his stellar career before he rides off into the sunset. Chael Sonnen, who lost to Silva last year in a title fight, is hoping that his name is the next one on a contract for Silva to sign. Soares, however, doesn’t feel Sonnen is deserving of another crack at his fighter because he already had his opportunity. Still, the level of personal jabs that Sonnen has thrown towards the champion makes him a strong contender to the title. “My opinion is that he (Sonnen) had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line,” said Soares, in a recent interview with SporTV. “The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They’re great fighters, but they had their chance.” Soares went on to say, “we should recognize that Anderson only has around four fights left in his career.” With that statement, Soares added, “Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre.” Many have felt that to complete his legacy, Silva needs to have a super-fight with St-Pierre, the current UFC welterweight title-holder or UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones. But, with the way Sonnen has fired off shots at Silva, he would also make sense. “Let’s see what the big boss (Dana White) is going to do,” Soares concluded on the topic. Nothing has been made official as far as Silva’s next fight, as Sonnen’s challenge was laid down at UFC 136 last weekend for a bout in February on Super Bowl weekend. The Brazilian champion is currently sidelined while recovering from a shoulder injury. No specific timetable has been offered for his return. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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With a mere four-fights left in him, why should reigning Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva waste one of them on a rematch with Chael Sonnen? That's the question posed by the Brazilian's manager Ed Soares, who insists that the Team Quest fighter had his chance and should now be forced to wait in line. In fact, according to Soares, the same goes for Vitor Belfort and the other twelve fighters that failed to get the job done against "The Spider."

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Anderson Siva's manager Ed Soares spoke to MMAJunkie.com about Chael Sonnen's unusual (but quite expected) outburst at his client during UFC 136 post-fight interview. Soares was sitting next to Anderson Silva when Chael Sonnen announced that "The Spider" absolutely sucks, and called out the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion for a rematch on Superbowl weekend in February. But according to Soares, Chael Sonnen has to be put in jail, rather than fighting for the UFC Middleweight title: “First the guy

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Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares has reacted angrily to Chael Sonnen’s latest round of outbursts and indignations.Sonnen defeated Brian Stann...

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Filed under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, News, VideosHOUSTON -- MMA Fighting spoke to manager Ed Soares about Thursday's announcement that his client Lyoto Machida would meet Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 140 in December. Soares also talked about what's next for Anderson Silva, whether Jose Aldo would be moving up to 155 pounds and why Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira decided to return in December.  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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